Month: February 2012

Apologies for the lengthy period between BLOG posts. On behalf of the students and myself, I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Mrs. Taylor for filling in during my medical leave. I am now back teaching full time.

I want to commend all the students in our class on the wonderful job they did with their speeches. Special congratulations go out to Aidan D and Spencer C, who presented their speeches in the gym. Spencer, a Grade 5 student in our class, won our school's Junior Speech Competition with her informative piece about the Halifax Harbour Explosion of 1917! Spencer will now have the opportunity to share her speech in competition outside the school. (If you would like to learn more about the Halifax explosion, go to http://www.cbc.ca/halifaxexplosion/ )

Last year, we introduced Learning Goals and Success Criteria to our students. Learning Goals are curriculum objectives stated in language that students can understand. Success Criteria define what students need to do in order to demonstrate that they have met particular Learning Goals.

Success Criteria:

are co-authored by teachers and their students

ensure that students have input into their learning process

ensure that students understand exactly what they need to do to be successful